Noble Phantasm-Enhanced Vortex of the Heart (EX)

Noble Phantasm Enhancement: Vortex of the Heart (EX)

You killed Reincarnator FS60078541. Karma Points +1

You absorbed the special spirit entity Death God (Incomplete). Energy +1. Current: ?

As Bai Cangshu breathed, his scattered hair slowly fell back into place. He reached out and collected the two Scarlet Drop Cards that had condensed before him.

Unfortunately, Rider Medusa’s sudden attack had left him no time to slowly absorb the fully Death God-Enhanced Reincarnator into his body. He could only kill him, though fortunately, he had still obtained a fragment.

Bai Cangshu had yet to return to the Consciousness Space to see what was special about either the Guardian Spirit he had absorbed earlier or the Death God fragment he had just taken in.

On his first night in this Fate World, battles had come one after another.

At that moment, he looked up and saw Illya use Golden Needle Magecraft to shape her hair into several dove-like familiars, which successfully caught her as she descended from the sky.

There was no need for him to catch her himself.

In terms of personal strength alone, Illya was currently far stronger than Rin Tohsaka, Shirou Emiya, and the others in their normal states.

However, most Magi in this world lacked sufficient destructive power unless they could obtain one of the Five True Magics. Those capable of fighting Servants were already extremely rare.

Thus, in the eyes of a Reincarnator at Bai Cangshu’s level, the Magi themselves were the greatest breakthrough point in the Holy Grail War.

Even a Magus with immense magical power like Illya had a high chance of being instantly killed.

Illya landed and looked at Bai Cangshu, whose body was stained with blood, yet she smiled brightly. She clapped her hands, like a girl seeing a toy she liked.

"With Illya’s magical power supporting you, Assassin has become even stronger…"

"Now Illya acknowledges that you can definitely kill that person for me."

The girl’s innocent face mingled with slaughter and blood, creating an intensely warped feeling, but Bai Cangshu nodded gladly.

"Yes. With your magical power supporting me, I should be able to kill that person easily."

You triggered the Side Mission: Patricide

Mission Details: The girl Illya wishes for you to kill the Mage Killer, Kiritsugu Emiya.

Mission Reward: C-rank Anomaly Point x1, Random Item x1 (quality no lower than Rare)

Bai Cangshu’s expression shifted slightly when he saw the Side Mission. If events had followed the original plot, Kiritsugu Emiya should have already died by this point.

But the Space’s missions could not be wrong. That meant something had changed here…

Bai Cangshu took note of that detail. When he had entered this world and loaded the mission information, an error had occurred due to interference from the Restraining Force, so some intelligence had not been properly obtained.

Most likely, certain Reincarnators in this world had entered it before and participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War, causing subtle changes to the outcome.

However, the fact that Kiritsugu Emiya had not appeared when Bai Cangshu had just encountered Shirou Emiya and Saber indicated that his condition was far from good.

"Assassin, let’s go find Berserker. I don’t know what Magecraft those people used, but I’ve lost my sense of Berserker. Even my Command Spells can’t make him return to my side directly."

Illya, wearing a white fur cap, spoke in a clear voice. Her expression was unusually animated. Berserker was probably one of the few people she genuinely cared about now.

Bai Cangshu looked at the sky, which had already begun to pale, considered for a moment, then nodded and said,

"I think I know where those people came from. Perhaps we should find a more suitable way to greet them."

The panel before Bai Cangshu now displayed several abilities.

Illya was right. With her magical power supplying him, Assassin Mercenary Tao had indeed received considerable enhancement. At the very least, his greatest trump card as a Heroic Spirit—his Noble Phantasm—had been compensated for.

Please select any one of the following abilities or items to receive Noble Phantasm Enhancement.

A. Black Sword: Dragon-Slayer — Noble Phantasm Enhancement: Abyssal Sword of Sin (B+): Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm. The souls of those killed become entangled around the blade. Upon release, all entangled souls can be unleashed at once, erupting with overwhelming destructive power.

B. Lord of the Realm — Noble Phantasm Enhancement: Lord of No Light (A): Anti-Army Noble Phantasm. Passively reduces damage from any energy attack, deprives all light within its range, seals energy, active enhancements, and more.

C. Void Core — Noble Phantasm Enhancement: Soul Spirit Mask (B+): Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm. While held, attacks simultaneously strike the soul. Upon release, it transforms into a spirit entity with the ability to directly attack spirit entities.

D. Martial Arts Grandmaster — Noble Phantasm Enhancement: Martial God Body (B): Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm. The body transforms into a perfect martial body, martial arts proficiency rises by an additional 2 levels, and upon release, one designated ability can be forcibly elevated to Lv7.

E. Satsui Seal: Forbidden — Noble Phantasm Enhancement: Killing Intent Engraving (A+): Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm. Perfectly controls Satsui no Hado, raising its level to Lv7. Upon release, Killing Intent spreads throughout the city, and all living beings who die within it will be turned into puppets.

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Bai Cangshu coveted nearly every option. These Noble Phantasm-enhanced attributes had specifically strengthened most of his abilities and items, and the directions of enhancement largely suited his fighting style.

Even the Black Sword, which suited Bai Cangshu the least, could grant him an overwhelmingly powerful explosive strike after being turned into a Noble Phantasm.

After all, the sword’s original owner had probably used it to commit an unknown amount of slaughter in that world. Combined with Bai Cangshu’s own killings, a single strike upon release would possess terrifying explosive power.

The effects of the other options tempted Bai Cangshu even more. Although Martial God Body was only B-rank, its ability to elevate a designated ability to Lv7 was, in Bai Cangshu’s view, no less than an EX-rank Noble Phantasm.

He possessed the absurdly powerful Kaio-ken. Once elevated to Lv7, as long as Bai Cangshu’s body did not collapse, it could practically turn him directly into a titan of flesh. Just imagining that power made it difficult for Bai Cangshu to suppress his urge to choose it.

Walking beside Bai Cangshu, Illya curiously studied the Assassin who had voluntarily become her Servant.

An intense scent of blood emanated from him. It was not merely from the two people he had just killed; the very scent of slaughter radiated from within his body.

That scent was denser and more malicious than the one around Berserker.

Yet she did not feel any aversion toward such a vile person. Or rather, only someone this ferocious could make her feel at ease.

It was like when her family had abandoned her in a dense forest, forcing her to face the endless attacks of beasts and monsters. Only Berserker, whose savage magical energy drain caused her unbearable pain every time, could give her a sense of safety.

Bai Cangshu’s gaze moved constantly among the options, wavering between Martial God Body and Killing Intent Engraving. But the next moment, his eyes shifted to the very bottom, where he saw an option that made it even harder for him to look away.

G. Limit Break Spiral — Noble Phantasm Enhancement: Vortex of the Heart (EX): Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm. Accepts the currents of the Swirl of the Root and becomes the Vortex of the Heart. Limit Break Spiral gains the ability to observe the Magecraft and human order of this world. Upon release, it directly opens the Vortex of the Heart, forcibly comprehends the target it comes into contact with, and obtains the same essence as that target.

Vortex of the Heart, the currents of the Swirl of the Root…

This was almost certainly the Noble Phantasm Enhancement most compatible with this world. Yet its description was also the vaguest.

Observation of Magecraft was still understandable, but observation of human order was already difficult to interpret. As for obtaining the same essence as the target after opening the Vortex of the Heart, that description was even more obscure.

Bai Cangshu suddenly lowered his head and glanced at the silver-haired girl.

The same essence as the target…

As a living Lesser Grail, the girl was seemingly meant to store the Heroic Spirits of dead Servants…

A flash of insight passed through Bai Cangshu’s mind. The expression on his face nearly slipped out of control for an instant. He covered his slightly twisted face and made his choice immediately.

You have completed Class Correction. In this world, you will receive Noble Phantasm Enhancement and gain the ability to release Noble Phantasms, but this will cause additional magical energy consumption.

Illya frowned slightly, but it soon vanished. She had long grown accustomed to excessively massive magical energy drains. Berserker, that violent demigod, had made her surprised by this degree of energy drain, but she could still accept it.

As the two talked, they arrived at a hillside. In the distance stood a rather elegant mansion.

A flash of light appeared in Bai Cangshu’s hand, and a highly futuristic firearm appeared within it.

Illya looked at the weapon, which seemed entirely unlike modern technology, and asked curiously,

"Assassin, is this your Noble Phantasm?"

Bai Cangshu shook his head. His eyes fixed on Illya. The circuits of magical power within her body and the Command Spells spread across her body all emitted unique auras, visible to his eyes.

"The times have changed, Master. This isn’t a Noble Phantasm. It’s technology…"

Bai Cangshu raised the H-Gun and aimed at the mansion below, only to find that it lacked the necessary range. After thinking for a moment, he simply switched to the Gravity Gun. In the Space, he had replaced all his basic firearms with Gantz-series weapons.

These automatically locking weapons were better suited to a Reincarnator like him, who had absolutely no shooting specialization.

Click.

Click.

Click.

Illya stood on the high ground, watching her Servant pull the trigger again and again. Then, accompanied by a faint rumbling from the sky—

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The elegant wooden Japanese-style courtyard was instantly blasted to pieces, and blood of unknown origin began to flow from within.

Faced with this assassination that was practically a massacre, Illya instead revealed an innocent smile.

You killed Shinji Matou. Obtained E-rank Anomaly Point x1